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Metlika

Southern Europe

Metlika is a town in southeastern Slovenia and the seat of the Municipality of Metlika. It lies on the left bank of the Kolpa River on the border with Croatia, in the White Carniola area of the traditional Lower Carniola region, within the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Facts
Population
3229 1
Area (sq km)
108.87 1
Founding Year
1228 2
Founding Year
1228 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
190 1
Latitude
45.64722 degrees north 1
Longitude
15.31417 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

When did Metlika receive its town privileges?

The Bela Krajina tourism site says: "Metlika, which was still called Novi trg v Metliki (Neumakrt) in the 14th century, received its town privileges before the year 1335."
Sources
1. Metlika (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 3,229 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 45.64722, longitude 15.31417
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 190 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 108.87 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 3229 (2020)
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2. Metlika (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1228
    Metlika was first mentioned in written sources in 1228 as Metlica (and as Methlica in 1268 and Metlika in 1337).
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1228
    Metlika was first mentioned in written sources in 1228 as Metlica (and as Methlica in 1268 and Metlika in 1337).
  • Source text, founding-year: 1228
    Metlika was first mentioned in written sources in 1228 as Metlica (and as Methlica in 1268 and Metlika in 1337).
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. GeoNames: Metlika - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3195214
    45.64983 15.31333 P PPLA SI 73 3206 151 Europe/Ljubljana
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 151 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 15.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 15.25
45.75 15.25 Cfb
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